Simplers Joy is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Simplers Joy
- WRENN ID
- nether-arch-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Simplers Joy, B3082, Tarrant Keyneston, DT11 9JG
- OS grid reference
- ST 930 047
- Coordinates
- 50.84255, -2.09999
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Simplers Joy is a cottage, likely originally two cottages, dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of whitewashed cob and brick, featuring a hipped thatched roof on the left side and a tiled roof on the right. There is a brick chimney stack. The building has two storeys and an irregular arrangement of three windows, primarily consisting of two-light casements with glazing bars. A plank door is located near the center of the facade.
Local climate
Simplers Joy receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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